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Cross dyke on Sullington Hill is a linear earthwork situated on the South Downs near Sullington in West Sussex. The monument consists of a substantial bank and ditch alignment that runs across the hilltop, forming a defensive barrier of Iron Age date. Such dykes are characteristic of the later prehistoric period and typically served territorial, defensive, or boundary functions within the landscape. The earthwork remains a significant example of Iron Age land management and settlement patterns in the South Downs region.
Cross dyke on Sullington Hill, 500m south east of The Chantry is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015714. View the official record →
Cross dyke on Sullington Hill is a linear earthwork situated on the South Downs near Sullington in West Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015714.
Cross dyke on Sullington Hill, 500m south east of The Chantry is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1015714.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Itford Hill style settlement and an Anglo-Saxon barrow field at New Barn Down, 850m north west of Myrtle Grove Farm (3.3 km), Prehistoric flint mine and part of a round barrow cemetery at Blackpatch, 400m north east of Myrtle Grove Farm (3.5 km), Flint mine and part of a cross dyke 300m south east of Tolmare Farm (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cross dyke on Sullington Hill, 500m south east of The Chantry's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Cross dyke on Sullington Hill, 500m south east of The Chantry stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.